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Gregg bails on Commerce while census redistricting fight looms large

And then there was none. Sen. Judd Gregg withdrew his name Thursday from the apparently haunted cabinet position at the Commerce Dept. See the state ethics probe that derailed his predecessor nominee Bill Richardson. Gregg cited the coming decennial U.S. Census, as one example, of irreconcilable disagreement with President Barack Obama. The census? Huh? The brewing oversight fight on the 2010 national head count promises high political drama. You think Dick Wadhams is just sticking around here for the fresh mountain air?

LIVE BLOG: Perlmutter’s telephone town hall on financial crisis, bailout

Democratic Rep. Ed Perlmutter is holding a telephone town hall with constituents about the economy, financial crisis and plans for economic relief.

Armey Declares War on Colorado Candidates

FreedomWorks, a Texas-based political action committee which was active in the failed anti-Referenda C & D campaign in 2005, is back for more in...

Democrats Hold Rally, Press Conference, in CD-7

Primaries are over, and now's the time to get behind your candidates. Such was the message at a Democratic "unity rally" held this morning...

Colorado Races In National Spotlight

University of Virginia Center for Politics researchers David Wasserman and Larry J. Sabato have identified two Colorado races, the 7th Congressional District, and the...

CD-7: Follow the Money

Ed Perlmutter, who just captured the Democratic nomination in CD-7, and Republican opponent Rick O'Donnell, have already raised a lot of campaign cash, placing...

Disregard Polls at Your Peril

Political surveys are often more accurate than pundits.  This election's two Congressional races, and a state senate primary race proved that this election cycle. ...

Change Begins in 7th CD

"We need a change."  "We need a change." That was the refrain tonight as almost 100 Perlmutter supporters gathered at the Alamos Verdes restaurant in...

Live-blogging CD-7 Results

I'm about to head out the door for a fun night of CD-7 primary coverage, hitting up the campaign "celebration parties".  I put that...

New Survey USA/KUSA CD 7 Poll Out

9News (KUSA) reports the latest Survey USA poll results on the CD 7 race: Ed Perlmutter 49 (51) Peggy Lamm 37 (31) Herb Rubenstein 8 (10) Undecided 7...